The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-06
He Was Calm.

was out driving in the country one day
last week While coming back, and
when about four miles from the city
heavy wind came up. To the well-known
resident il looked cyclonish, and he
drove up to the first house. He went in
and found three or four ladies' who were
alone in the house and somewhat fright
ened.
There is no danger, ladies, no danger,
| assure you. Simply straight wind no
cyclone. Keep cool. BY the way-er is
there cellar under the house? ?"
Yes, sir"
Um.-that is good No danger.
though, as said Pray keep calm and il
win be over directly. Where where
did you say the cellar door was ,"
lover there in the corner"
All, yes, thanks, this one. Yes, I'll
open it-mighi as well be opened as shut
you know There viii be no need of go
ing down, however. Simply little show
u nNttlA liibitb ny NlhN-
Were not very much frightened"
"Of course not-that's right neither
am l." Just then the house began 10
shake and the limb of a tree scratched
against The window "Don't be at all
alarmed, ladies, you keep right still.
Good cellar, suppose he added peer
ing down.
Yes"
Here board blew off the fence ana
slapped against the side of the house
Pm going down "a moment, ladies,
don't be frightened the house is safe" !"
and he shot down the stairs, slipped off
broken step toward the bottom and
landed in box of eggs. Stay right
where you are, ladies'" he shouted from
the cellar " it is about all over now
Just then the wind blew open the out
side cellar door and an empty barrel
rolled down
Creation, nothing at allin howled
the man, as he leaped over to the other
side of the cellar, " try and be calm,
ladies. This wind will purify the atmos-
phere. You aren't scared much hope I"
Oh, no, not much"
That's right; keep up your courage
ladies are usually so easily frightened
Say" as he tried TO dig the sand, which
Nas blowing in, out of his eyes, and step
ped in crock of butter, would one of
you mind going around and shutting that
outside door?
We will when it stops blowing lit
tie"
/ Then an empty box tipped over and
rolled down the cellar stairway, the wind
roared louder than ever, and there was
sharp clap of thunder.
Be calm ladies, try and be calm for
your own sakes, Oh, great heavens. it's
going, it's going.n he groaned as he
crouched in one corner in box of glass
fruit cans and thought he saw one corner
of the house raise little. Oh, good
Lord, I'm lost-it's going sure Keep cool.
ladies, there is no danger For Heavens
sake see that corner dop up BE calm,
ladies, simply little furry of wind Oh,
I'd give thousand dollars to be out of
this and he dug his feet into the box
! and broke two cans sofstrawberries. "Trv
and bear up, ladies Ii viii soon be
over Oh, if i ever get cut alive III leave
this blasted country Good gracious,
ladies, when are you going 10 shut that
door? Be calm! Be calm but shut that
door,
Mollie has gone ont TO shut it now
the wind is all over" replied one Of the
ladies'
Yes, it's all over, | know" replied
the man, cautiously coming to the foot
of the stairs told you it soon would
be. You see, there was no reason for be-
coming SO alarmed. Butyou ladies always
will, you always will, he added as he
came on up and peered out the corner of
window. !" don't doubt that Won
would have been still more scared if |
had not happened along and made YOU
understand there was really no danger"
Then he went out and started for town.
But just before he got there the man who
lived at the house, having arrived home
meantime, overlook him riding a big
white horse, and made him pay 81 for
the butter he spoiled and 81 80 for the
fruit and 70 cents for the eggs, and took
a five-dollar bill and said he didn't have
any change and rode off with it.
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